Missouri Animals Bullsnake   (Pituophis melanoleucus) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Serpentia: Colubridae Native North American snake Habitat: prairies, pastures, old fields, savannas. Diet: mice, rats, ground squirrels, pocket gophers, small rabbits, birds, bird eggs.. ID Features: mottled brown and tan body. Natural History: The bullsnake is the largest snake species in Missouri, reaching 6' in length. It is diurnal, searching for rodents by day and hiding in rodent burrows by night. It feeds by constriction of its prey. Because of their voracious appetite for rodents, this snake is a valuable farm animal!!.

The graphics and text are from: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992